Drum & Percussion Circle (with Lunch): Tanya Porter

A playful, energizing, mindful, empowering, inclusive, and interactive workshop using hand and body percussion.
If you have always been curious about the power, joy and many wellness benefits of drumming and music making in community, this workshop is for you!
All levels of experience welcome!
Tanya will facilitate a customized program to renew and uplift your mind, body and spirit through rhythmic reframing.
What to expect:
You will be led through a series of rhythmic games and ensemble pieces that build community spirit and connection while offering the many wellness benefits of playing music in community such as:
*Staying present and engaged in each moment
*Creating a sense of belonging and connectedness
*Strengthening listening, expression, and responsiveness
*Exploring the nature of leadership and support
*Exploring how leaving space for each other strengthens the whole
*Exploring how diversity increases value and power for the whole
*Exploring how to hold calm and grounded energy in the face of intensity and change
*Exploring the nature of positive thinking and its impact
*Enjoying relaxation, vitality, and JOY!
Rhythmic Reframing is a dynamic wellness modality designed by Tanya using hand drums, percussion instruments and/or body percussion in conjunction with mindfulness, vibrational “drum medicine” and affirmation to shift “stuck” energy, awareness and mental patterning into positive, empowered and newly vital states.